[shadow]

Mine do exactly the same Dave, not sure why but very frustrating @(

[Dave K]

What size is your SD card?  I did a search on google and found some references to older card readers not being able to read an SD card > 2GB.

See http://forums.guichamps.com/337548

[Dave Hancox]

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Big Dave's Gusset - 6/6/2010 22:04

What size is your SD card?  I did a search on google and found some references to older card readers not being able to read an SD card > 2GB.

See http://forums.guichamps.com/337548

i've also had a trawl and found windows Vista has problems with larger cards mine are 4gb seemingly for vista the say to buy a new standalone card reader to get over the problem.

 

Was hoping a software fix would do it.

[Englishgent]

In reply to night time lightning pics, and daytime for that matter, using a digital camera, I use a very basic pentax optio digital camera and have the setting on video mode with focus on 'mountain' setting. I then take short videos of around 20 secs each , depending on the severity of the storm. I then edit each video clip and take a still frame from the video clip of anything interesting prior to downloading to computer. . It gives reasonable results as can be seen from my photo album. It also allows you to take 'stills' of how the lightning flows from one frame to the next. Hope this info helps.

[admin]

Just copying across from somewhere else I visit as I thought you'd like to know:-

My friend recently bought a Nikon D3 from a highstreet store. As it wasn't in stock they said it would be delivered within a few days. When it arrived it was clear the box had seen better days. On opening it we tested the shutter count and found it had already done over 6000 clicks.

He phoned them up so a new replacement could be arranged and was told they can't garrantee(sp) the replacement will be brand new! The customer service advisor said it's quite comon for people to buy a high spec camera then return it a week later as it works out cheaper than renting one.

Anyway, the first one was sent back and another was delivered. The replacement is the same with only a few less clicks.

Is it too much to ask for a brand new camera when spending over £3000? The seller clearly knows they're sending out second hand stock!  

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Not surprising, Jes***s have sold used bodies as new for a long time now. I speak from experience. 

 

[Dave Hancox]

  Undelete 360 v2.1.6 Photo recovery software which works well on harddrive's, photo cards and via  usb cable to cam.

 http://www.freewarefiles.com/downloads_counter.php?programid=62952

[John Mason]

Piriform's Recuva is also an excellent free data recovery application - I've used it in the past to recover stuff customers thought had been erased for good years ago. If a hard drive has gone so bad it won't even start to boot then if you replace it with a new drive, set it as master, load on the O/S and Recuva, then set the knackered drive as a slave, you can often get everything back.

Cheers - John

[Dave Hancox]

This is a great site covering camera settings with easy to understand examples, which I like. http://www.exposureg...sensitivity.htm

[Englishgent]

Dave is right. Have just had a look and it gives some really good tips :)

[Dave Hancox]

Had to recently replace my monitor and got a cheap one Delium LCD.LED monitor. Calibrating the monitor is a nightmare and my pics seem darker than usual when editing. I am using the free software http://www.calibrize.com/index.html but it seems to backtrack on its self and not sure if I trust it. Any suggestions for free software or easy guides to set up the correct colour scheme would be welcome.

[Martyn Wells]

See http://www.lifehacke...screen_check-2/
Windows displays colours darker, regardless of monitor calibration. I have 2 identical 22" monitors at work, both have totally different calibration settings to maintain colours across 2 screens. Like tvs, no 2 are the same. I've used Spyder and other tools, in my opinion they are still no match for the naked eye and patience

[Dave Hancox]

Martyn Wells, on 05 April 2012 - 20:44, said:

See http://www.lifehacke...screen_check-2/
Windows displays colours darker, regardless of monitor calibration. I have 2 identical 22" monitors at work, both have totally different calibration settings to maintain colours across 2 screens. Like tvs, no 2 are the same. I've used Spyder and other tools, in my opinion they are still no match for the naked eye and patience

Thanks Martin will loo at that, I was worried what others would see if i adjust my pics contrast and brightness on my pics on this monitor they maybe to bright or dark when others see them

Thanks

Dave.

[Martyn Wells]

If you shoot RAW be more guided by levels or better still curves and trust what they tell you if you can't get the screen calibration right. Then there's the challenge when you print them out. There's variation amongst printers too. From experimentation, I've found photobox suit my current gear and editing package best. But what you see, what you capture, what you process, what you see on screen and what the final print out look like...so many variables...

[staffsstormspotter]

Matt D said:

Quite a few times, it was raining heavily/lightning was coming down close by and we were confined to taking shots out of the car window. Along with this, the light levels beneath the storms were low, resulting in longer than ideal exposure times for photographs. Some form of quickly available camera support (pillow case/stuffed jean leg etc!) to place on the open window sill, car roof top etc would be v.useful,

I'll see if I can find the link but I recently saw a tripod that sits over the open window. Perfect for these situations.

[EDIT] - found it: http://www.amazon.co...33721555&sr=8-1

Chris

This post has been edited by staffsstormspotter: 06 April 2012 - 14:13

[Martyn Wells]

Gorilla pod might also do the job and be reused elsewhere http://joby.com/gorillapod

[Flatlander]

I've got a cheap Lidl equivalent to the Gorillapod and it works very well on car windows as long as I don't put a zoom lens on.

Gorillapods may work better with heavier lenses though, not sure.

[staffsstormspotter]

I have a Gorillapod and it works fine with my Canon 20D and a 17-135 lens. I do like the right tool for the job though so the car window clamp gets a place in the glove box for those times when I just dont want to get too wet! A raincover, remote trigger and spare Compact Flash card completes the kit (just need a spare battery)

Chris

[Jane B]

I'd really appreciate any help with a problem I have transfering images from my camera to the pc. When I plug in the camera (Canon 450D), I get a message saying 'EOS Utility has encountered a problem and needs to close.' I've tried re-installing the software but still have the same problem.

[Jane B]

I've sorted the above problem using different software.

[Dave Hancox]

Jane B, on 23 April 2012 - 08:57, said:

I've sorted the above problem using different software.

Out of interest Jane, what caused the problem?